shall, either without modification or with such modifications as to Her Majesty may seem necessary, apply to the certificates granted in the said British Possession; and 3. Impose such conditions and make such regulations with respect to the certificates, and to the use, delivery, and cancellation thereof, as to Her Majesty may seem fit, and impose fines not exceeding 501. for the breach of those conditions and regulations; And whereas by Orders in Council dated respectively the 26th day of June, 1884, and the 17th day of October, 1884, Her late Majesty was pleased to direct that, subject to the modifications contained in such Orders, certificates granted by the Governments of Bombay and Bengal respectively should be of the same force as if they had been granted for the same purpose in the United Kingdom under the Acts relating to merchant shipping; And whereas it is made to appear expedient to His Majesty that during the present war the modifications contained in the above-recited Orders in Council, dated respectively the 26th day of June, 1884, and the 17th day of October, 1884, should be suspended; And whereas the provisions of section 1 of "The Rules Publication Act, 1893," have been complied with : Now, therefore, His Majesty, in virtue of the powers vested in him by the above-recited provision, and by and with the advice of his Privy Council, is pleased to direct that during the continuance of the present war: — 1. The certificates granted by the Governments of Bombay and Bengal respectively for passenger steamers shall be of the same force as if they had been granted for the same purpose in the United Kingdom under the provisions of the Acts relating to merchant shipping. 2. That all the provisions of the said Acts which relate to certificates granted for passenger steamers under those Acts shall apply to the certificates referred to in this Order without modification, and that during the continuance of the present war the modifications in the above-recited Orders in Council dated the 26th day of June, 1884, and the 17th day of October, 1884, be, and the same are hereby, suspended. ALMERIC FITZROY. BRITISH ORDER IN COUNCIL extending to the Uganda Protectorate the provisions of Section 20 of "The Finance Act, 1894."-London, October 23, 1917.* At the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 23rd day of October, 1917. PRESENT: THE KING'S MOST EXCELLENT MAJESTY. Lord President. Lord Steward. Mr. Secretary Long. WHEREAS by "The Foreign Jurisdiction Acts, 1890, and 1913," it is, amongst other things, provided that it shall be lawful for His Majesty in Council, by Order, to direct that section 20 of The Finance Act, 1894,"§ shall extend, with or without any exceptions, adaptations, or modifications in the Order mentioned, to any foreign country in which, for the time being, His Majesty has jurisdiction, and that thereupon that section shall, to the extent of that jurisdiction, operate as if that country were a British Possession, and as if His Majesty in Council were the Legislature of that Possession; And whereas by treaty, grant, usage, sufferance, and other lawful means, His Majesty the King has power and Jurisdiction in the Uganda Protectorate; And whereas it is expedient that section 20 of 'The Finance Act, 1894," should be extended to the said Protectorate: Now, therefore, His Majesty, by virtue and in exercise of the powers in this behalf by "The Foreign Jurisdiction. Acts, 1890 and 1913," or otherwise, in His Majesty vested, is pleased, by and with the advice of his Privy Council, to order, and it is hereby ordered, that section 20 of "The Finance Act, 1894," shall, from the date of this Order, apply to the Uganda Protectorate as though the said Protectorate were a British Possession. And the Right Honourable Walter Hume Long, His Majesty's Principal Secretary of State for the Colonies, is to give the necessary directions herein accordingly. ALMERIC FITZROY. * "London Gazette," October 23, 1917. + Vol. LXXXII, page 656. BRITISH ORDER IN COUNCIL extending to the French Protectorate of the Empire of Morocco the provisions of the Copyright Order in Council of June 24, 1912.-London, November 16, 1917.* At the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 16th day of November, 1917. PRESENT: THE KING'S MOST EXCELLENT MAJESTY IN COUNCIL. WHEREAS His Majesty, by virtue of the authority conferred on him by "The Copyright Act, 1911," and having regard to the provisions of the Berlin Copyright Convention, was pleased to make an Order in Council, dated the 24th day of June, 1912 § (hereinafter called the "Principal Order ''), extending the protection of the said Act to certain classes of works to which protection is guaranteed by the said Convention; And whereas His Majesty the Sultan of Morocco has acceded to the said Convention in so far as concerns that part of the Empire of Morocco which is under French protection : Now, therefore, His Majesty, by and with the advice of his Privy Council, and by virtue of the authority conferred upon him by " The Copyright Act, 1911," is pleased to order, and it is hereby ordered, as follows: The Principal Order shall extend to that part of the Empire of Morocco which is under French protection as if it were amongst the foreign countries of the Copyright Union therein named, subject to the following modifications: (a.) The provisions of Article 2, proviso (iii) (a) shall apply as if the aforesaid territory were included amongst the foreign countries named in those provisions. (b.) In the application of the provisions of Article 3 of the Principal Order to works of which the country of origin is that part of the Empire of Morocco which is under French protection the date of this Order shall be substituted for the commencement of the Act and for the commencement of the Principal Order. (c.) In the application to such works of sections 1 (2) (d) and 19 of "The Copyright Act, 1911," the date of this Order shall be substituted for the commencement of the Act in section 19 (7) and 19 (8) wherever that expression occurs, and the 16th June, 1917, for the passing of the Act. "London Gazette," November 16, 1917. + Vol. CIV, page 13. § Vol. CV, page 133. (d.) In the application to such works of the provisions of section 24 of "The Copyright Act, 1911," the date of this Order shall be substituted for the commencement of the Act wherever that expression occurs in sub-section (1) (a), and for the 26th July, 1910, in sub-section (1) (b). And the Lords Commissioners of the Treasury are to give the necessary orders accordingly. ALMERIC FITZROY. BRITISH ORDER IN COUNCIL relative to the Application of "The Geneva Convention Act, 1911," to all British Colonies other than Self-governing Dominions.-London, October 23, 1917. At the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 23rd day of October, 1917. PRESENT: THE KING'S MOST EXCELLENT MAJESTY. Lord President. Lord Steward. Mr. Secretary Long. "'* it is WHEREAS by The Geneva Convention Act, 1911, enacted that from the commencement of the said Act it shall not be lawful for any person to use, for the purposes of his trade or business, or for any other purpose whatsoever, without the authority of the Army Council, the heraldic emblem of the red cross on a white ground formed by reversing the Federal colours of Switzerland, or the words "Red Cross" or "Geneva Cross," and that if any person acts in contravention of this provision he shall be guilty of an offence against the said Act, and shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding 10l., and to forfeit any goods upon or in connection with which the emblem or words were used; And whereas it is also enacted that proceedings under the said Act shall not in England or Ireland be instituted without the consent of the Attorney-General; And whereas it is also enacted that 'the said Act shall extend to His Majesty's Possessions outside the United Kingdom subject to such necessary adaptations as may be made by Order in Council; And whereas certain adaptations as aforesaid have been made by Orders in Council bearing date respectively the 11th day of February, the 12th day of August, and the 14th day of October, 1913,* with regard to the application of the said Act to the Dominions of Canada, the Commonwealth of Australia and the Territory of Papua, the Dominion of New Zealand, the Union of South Africa, and the Colony of Newfoundland (hereinafter referred to as "His Majesty's self-governing Dominions "); And whereas it is expedient that certain adaptations should be made in the said Act with regard to its application to all Colonies other than His Majesty's self-governing Dominions (hereinafter called the "Colonies affected by this Order "): Now, therefore, by virtue and in exercise of the powers in this behalf by the said Act or otherwise vested in His Majesty, it is hereby ordered by His Majesty, by and with the advice of his Privy Council, as follows: 66 1. This Order in Council may be cited for all purposes as The Geneva Convention Act, 1911, (Colonies) Order in Council, 1917." 2. "The Geneva Convention Act, 1911," in its application to the Colonies affected by this Order, shall be adapted as follows: (1.) The powers by the said Act vested in the Army Council shall be vested in the Governor in Council, or, if there shall be no Executive Council in the Colony, in the Governor. (2.) Proceedings under the said Act shall not be instituted without the consent of the Principal Law Officer of the Colony, or, if there shall be no such Law Officer, of the Colonial Secretary. 3. This Order shall come into force in each Colony affected by this Order on a date to be fixed by the Governor. ALMERIC FITZROY. * Vol. CVI, pages 482, 483, 539, 540 and 575. |